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Question 66

A worksheet has dropped or moved digits in three candidate formulas. Which unchanged formula names calcium carbonate?

  1. CaCO2
  2. Ca2CO3
  3. CaC
  4. CaCO3Correct answer

Explanation

CaCO3 preserves one calcium, one carbon, and one calcium atom, one carbon atom, and three oxygen atoms per formula unit in the accepted formula for calcium carbonate. CaCO2 reduces the oxygen count, while Ca2CO3 changes the calcium-to-carbon proportion.

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